BrushType4 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 You're absolutely right. I've altered the roof slate sheet to do either 1.5 widths or cut down to suit the builder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thousands of slates and just shy of a hundred factory windows getting ready for a commission. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Railway nameplates anyone? Not quite the right amount of space at each end. I'll sort for the next one. Now to get on with the letters for the Western Nameplates I've been asked to do. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatty 139 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 The OPC class 52 book on the westerns (sorry I don't remember the full title) has all the fonts, and correct spacings for letters, numbers back plates etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) The OPC class 52 book on the westerns (sorry I don't remember the full title) has all the fonts, and correct spacings for letters, numbers back plates etc. I've been passed full sized drawings of the western letters so I'm half way there. I may have to get this book on the Westerns though. Edited September 27, 2014 by BrushType4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Not Railway related, but railway inspired. A 1/48th dolls house for my mum. Edited October 2, 2014 by BrushType4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 3, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2014 You must have a small mother! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted October 3, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2014 You must have a small mother! Mike. She must be an American - if she was British she would be 1/43.5 and not 1/48 - although a slight tweak to the drawing would get the machine to make a building of the right size ! . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2014 Some great work and interesting to see that you are doing some commission work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Roof slates added and a bit of paint. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Fen End Pit Posted October 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looks remarkably like a side elevation of a GER station! Very nice David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looks remarkably like a side elevation of a GER station! Very nice David David, did you get my email? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) A small sash window printed in 7mm, 4mm and 2mm from the same drawing. The 2mm glazing bars are too small but the 4mm glazing bars should be ok for the 2mm windows. Edited October 10, 2014 by BrushType4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Modular section of a extendable engine/goods shed in 00 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg710 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 When you are creating the designs, do you allow a clearance between the sections? Particularly on the fingered jointing on the brickwork (which I think is awesome). I am designing something similar and building in a 0.3mm clearance between each section. However, if the laser's width would effectively take care of the clearance, then I'm wasting my time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 When you are creating the designs, do you allow a clearance between the sections? Particularly on the fingered jointing on the brickwork (which I think is awesome). I am designing something similar and building in a 0.3mm clearance between each section. However, if the laser's width would effectively take care of the clearance, then I'm wasting my time. I don't need any clearance as the kerf of the laser is usually enough. In fact the the kerf needs to be compensated for. I usually allow a kerf of 0.2 over and reduce accordingly once I've cut a test piece. Who are you getting to cut your designs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm working on this huge building currently. It's over 1.6m wide at 7mm scale, but fortunately it's low relief. It's still the biggest I've been asked to do to date. I will be cutting out this weekend so more pictures will follow. For now, here is the first draft. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg710 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I will probably be doing the cutting at Maklab in Glasgow. I'm quite a long way off making the first cut though; I'm assembling all of the laser cut bits in Rhino. It's for a 1:76 waterline model of this: and getting the hull up into parts which can flatten (so that these can be laser cut) is proving very tricky! I might end up just getting the frames laser cut and using a stanley knife and my old friend, Trial & Error, in order to make the hull. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) Apologies for the poor picture quality but I used my iPhone to take some picture of a weighbridge I am creating for a 7mm layout to S7 standard named Love Lane. Based on the GER weighbridge at Ongar. The letters are less than 2mm high. I think a coat of primer will show up the detail really well. Will try and get a coat of paint on sometime this week. Edited November 3, 2014 by BrushType4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Looks great, or grate, either way good job :-) is that done using a raster image etched into the material? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yes, I engraved using an image I've drawn in autocad. A better picture; 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benblack5 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Really lovely pieces of work hereI tried having a look at your online shop, but it didn't appear to be up and running yet? Or am I being a bit daft (very likely) I was looking to see what you charge for slates for 4mm models? If after quite a bulk load and don't fancy cutting them by hand... Thanks very much, really looking foreword to seeing more of what you can create! Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 First lasered letters for full size replicas of Western Nameplates. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Spanners anyone? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Latest prototype building to roll of the brush workbench today. GCR platelayers hut. I can see a few errors and improvements I can make for the actual kit. Designed with painting in mind so is easy to paint. Spray the hut matt black and paint the brick work before gluing together. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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